Tuesday, October 26 - Pre-Plan, Plan, Pre-ACT Testing Wednesday, October 27
Reading Minutes and Journaling
Color, Chapter 24
Homework - Chapter 24-25
Thursday, October 28
Themes - religion, hard work, persistence during struggles, racial conditions, interracial families, family values, education, effects of childhood (positive and negative), etc.
Homework - From the list of themes developed in class, choose 5. Find 3 examples (quotes or specific moments) that support each of the 5 themes.
Materials due - Last day for full credit. Materials must be presented in entirety.
Be sure to bring your Independent Reading book (must be written in 1st person point-of-view) to get Reading credit.
Wednesday, September 1
Reading Minutes and Journaling
Using terms to evaluate paintings - mood, tone, setting, characterization, theme
Completing the Preparation - The Warrants Chart in the packet
Homework - Fill in the Critical Thinking chart and state your Claim (back page of your green packet).
Thursday, September 2
Significance of painting's title and specific detail
Review the assignment - highlight key ideas
Formal Letter format - 3 body paragraphs
Using Addition Transitions to guide your reader
Homework: Using your Critical Thinking chart, type your formal letter of recommendation. Explain each hospital need (evidence), reason (warrant), and specific examples from the painting that you have chosen for Mrs. Rogers' selection.
Typed draft of formal letter due on Tuesday, September 7.
Friday, September 3 Teacher Institute Day - No School for Students
Week of September 6, 2010
Monday, September 6 Labor Day - No School Tuesday, September 7
Personal Essay: 2007 Washington Post -"Why Do They Hate Us?"
Homework -
Highlight phrases that tell why other countries resent the U.S.
Underline phrases that tell what the author thinks Americans can do about it.
Critical Thinking - Write 5 sentences of your own about how and why the U.S. is viewed by other countries.
Wednesday, Sept. 15
Reading and Journaling
Text - Author's Perspective and Purpose, text p. 482
Perspectives and Identity - What is identity? What do our identities come from?
Homework - List 10 questions that you would like to know about your mom and/or dad during their childhoods.
Thursday, Sept. 16
Critical Thinking -
What is happening in this picture? p. 457
List 5 specific details that support your answer.
How do these details satisfy the author's purpose?
Reading Strategy - Overviewing
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Overview "Letter From One Refugee to Another," Andrew Lam, text p. 456-549. What is the author's perspective and purpose?
Independent reading of the letter
Homework - Complete the 7 questions on the worksheet.
Friday, Sept. 17
Reading and Journaling
Classwork - Define perspective. Multiple Perspectives - Who cares?
Week of September 20, 2010
Monday, September 20
Attention to Headings and Formality for all homework assignments
Author's Purpose: Memoire
Multiple Perspectives - "A Celebration of Grandfathers," by Rudolpho Anaya (textbook p. 222)
Author's past/present
Author and his grandfather
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Homework -
List 5 people that you know who are at least 2 generations older (usually about 50 years) than you are.
For each person, explain your relationship.
Then write at least one sentence about a personal memory you have of that person.
Tuesday, September 21
Memoire - Self-awareness gained from the values, wisdom, traditions, experiences, lifestyle, or decisions of an experience with another person
Share memories in rotating pairs
Free-write how the experience in the memory affected you: what did you learn, begin to appreciate, etc.?
Homework -
Read the brief editorial, "Different Drug Problem," which shares the perspective of someone whose childhood was many years ago.
Highlight any word, phrase, or sentence in the paragraph that is similar to the experiences you have had.
Wednesday, September 22
Capitalization review
Handout, p. 80-82. Highlight 20 types of words that require a capital letter.
Reading Minutes and Journaling
Homework - Give one additional example for #1-20 on the handout for which a capital letter is required.
Thursday, September 23
Writing Folders
Editing marks
Personal Writing Assessment - Go through the final Letter of Recommendation, and check the first column of the Assessment page if you find the error anywhere on your final paper. You do not have to make a check for every time you made the error; check it only once.Personal Writing Assessment.sep10.doc
Spelling Pre-test and Rule - "I comes before E" except after C or when sounding like A as in neighbor and weigh.
Homework - Type 1 - 1 1/2 page summary of your dream and its significance, what you learned from it, how you got to know yourself or others
ACT books overview - p. 10, 12, 13 Sample test items
Homework -
Have an adult give you a practice spelling test on the rule and 30 words, using the top of the pink page
Use looseleaf paper with the proper heading
Have the tester check and sign the practice test
Tuesday, September 28
Practice - Spelling Rule and 30 words
ACT Topic Inventory - ACT book, p. 26-27
Homework -
Finish Topic Inventory if not completed in class
Spelling Test - Have anyone quiz you on the IE Rule and any words you have misspelled on pretests (class or adult one)
Wednesday, September 29
Spelling Test - IE Rule and 30 words
Reading Minutes and Journaling
Highlight problem spots on the Topic Inventory
Homework - Get all September Reading Journals together and stapled. Double-check that you have labeled dates and pages for each entry, capital letters for all names, and punctuation for all titles.
Thursday, September 30
Answers to Inventory + Study Guide
Sentences, Clauses, and Phrases - ACT book, p. 33 highlighting
Classnotes - Independent Clause (IC) and fragments
Homework - OWL worksheet - IC or Frag?
Friday, October 1 - Homecoming Parade Day
Reading Minutes and Journaling
Week of October 4, 2010
Monday, October 4
Review IC and fragments (-ing, -ed, to _
student's name
student's name__ on the spelling, definitions, and sentences for Act I and II vocabulary words. Signed ."
*Notebooks, binders, folders, and planners are due on Wednesday, January 5. All papers from the semester must be included, papers with holes on rings, etc.
*Last Day for Late Work - this Friday, January 7.
Monday, January 3
Return graded papers - highlight all spelling, proofreading, and capital letter errors
Review (classnotes): Shakespeare's Purposes for Act I and Act II
Act III - The conspirators carry out their plan (Textbook pages)
English 2 - Past Assignments -
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Week of August 25
Wednesday, August 25Thursday, August 26
Friday, August 27
Week of August 30
Monday, August 30Week of October 25, 2010
Monday, October 25
- Chapter 23 - Read in class
- Color of Water - "Hills and Valleys of Ruth Jordan's Life" worksheet - Chapters 21-23
- Homework -
- Complete "Hills and Valleys" worksheet
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- Read through Chapter 24 for Wednesday
Tuesday, October 26 - Pre-Plan, Plan, Pre-ACT TestingWednesday, October 27
- Reading Minutes and Journaling
- Color, Chapter 24
- Homework - Chapter 24-25
Thursday, October 28- Themes - religion, hard work, persistence during struggles, racial conditions, interracial families, family values, education, effects of childhood (positive and negative), etc.
- Homework - From the list of themes developed in class, choose 5. Find 3 examples (quotes or specific moments) that support each of the 5 themes.
Friday, October 29- Double-check gradesheet for 1st Quarter
- Reading Minutes and Journaling
- End of 1st Quarter
Preparation - Letter of RecommendationTuesday, August 31
Wednesday, September 1
- Reading Minutes and Journaling
- Using terms to evaluate paintings - mood, tone, setting, characterization, theme
- Completing the Preparation - The Warrants Chart in the packet
- Homework - Fill in the Critical Thinking chart and state your Claim (back page of your green packet).
Thursday, September 2Friday, September 3 Teacher Institute Day - No School for Students
Week of September 6, 2010
Monday, September 6 Labor Day - No School
Tuesday, September 7
- Attention to Specific Details
- Review purpose of 3 body paragraphs
- Peer double-check: Formal letter format, transitions, logical sequence of critical thinking: hospital needs, reasons, specific details
- Homework -
- Revise 1st draft - transitions, specific details, peer comments
- Spellcheck and Proofread out loud!!
- Final Letter of Recommendation due - with all the assignment page, drafts, and green packet in your Writing Folder
Wednesday, September 8- Final Letter of Recommendation due - with all the assignment page, drafts, and green packet in your Writing Folder
- Reading Minutes and Journaling
Common Questions - English 2 Expectations.with Parent Page.aug10.doc - Frequently Asked Questions - "First Semester - English 2"
- Homework -
- Signed parent page (10 homework points)
- Bring reading book on Thursday (instead of Friday)
Thursday, September 9- Signed gradesheet? Signed Parent Page?
- Reading Minutes and Journaling (in place of Friday)
- Critical Thinking - Understanding a Poem
- Homework -
- Critical Thinking - Read and think critically to answer questions - "With Her Eyes"
Friday, September 10Week of September 13, 2010
Monday, Sept. 13- What is Point of View?
- Why would an author choose to use first-person point of view?
- Classnotes - Text p. 282-283
- Multiple perspectives - Why should we care?
- Follow-up to student's 9/11 question: "Why do they hate us?"
- News article: 2001 - "Why Do They Hate Us?"
- Homework -
- Read the article. Highlight phrases that explain reasons for resentment other countries feel toward the U.S.
- Write 5 questions that the article makes you want to ask.
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- Personal Essay: 2007 Washington Post -"Why Do They Hate Us?"
- Homework -
- Highlight phrases that tell why other countries resent the U.S.
- Underline phrases that tell what the author thinks Americans can do about it.
- Critical Thinking - Write 5 sentences of your own about how and why the U.S. is viewed by other countries.
Wednesday, Sept. 15- Reading and Journaling
- Text - Author's Perspective and Purpose, text p. 482
- Perspectives and Identity - What is identity? What do our identities come from?
- Homework - List 10 questions that you would like to know about your mom and/or dad during their childhoods.
Thursday, Sept. 16- Critical Thinking -
- What is happening in this picture? p. 457
- List 5 specific details that support your answer.
- How do these details satisfy the author's purpose?
- Reading Strategy - Overviewing
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- Independent reading of the letter
- Homework - Complete the 7 questions on the worksheet.
Friday, Sept. 17Week of September 20, 2010
Monday, September 20Tuesday, September 21
- Memoire - Self-awareness gained from the values, wisdom, traditions, experiences, lifestyle, or decisions of an experience with another person
- Share memories in rotating pairs
- Free-write how the experience in the memory affected you: what did you learn, begin to appreciate, etc.?
- Homework -
- Read the brief editorial, "Different Drug Problem," which shares the perspective of someone whose childhood was many years ago.
- Highlight any word, phrase, or sentence in the paragraph that is similar to the experiences you have had.
Wednesday, September 22- Capitalization review
- Handout, p. 80-82. Highlight 20 types of words that require a capital letter.
- Reading Minutes and Journaling
- Homework - Give one additional example for #1-20 on the handout for which a capital letter is required.
Thursday, September 23Friday, September 24
Week of September 27, 2010
Monday, September 27Test on the IE Spelling Rule and 30 words - Wednesday, September 29
- High scoring Progress Report grades
- Practice - Spelling Rule and 30 words
Spelling list and worksheet ie cei.sept10.doc - ACT books overview - p. 10, 12, 13 Sample test items
- Homework -
- Have an adult give you a practice spelling test on the rule and 30 words, using the top of the pink page
- Use looseleaf paper with the proper heading
- Have the tester check and sign the practice test
Tuesday, September 28- Practice - Spelling Rule and 30 words
- ACT Topic Inventory - ACT book, p. 26-27
- Homework -
- Finish Topic Inventory if not completed in class
- Spelling Test - Have anyone quiz you on the IE Rule and any words you have misspelled on pretests (class or adult one)
Wednesday, September 29- Spelling Test - IE Rule and 30 words
- Reading Minutes and Journaling
- Highlight problem spots on the Topic Inventory
- Homework - Get all September Reading Journals together and stapled. Double-check that you have labeled dates and pages for each entry, capital letters for all names, and punctuation for all titles.
Thursday, September 30- Answers to Inventory + Study Guide
- Sentences, Clauses, and Phrases - ACT book, p. 33 highlighting
- Classnotes - Independent Clause (IC) and fragments
- Homework - OWL worksheet - IC or Frag?
Friday, October 1 - Homecoming Parade DayWeek of October 4, 2010
Monday, October 4- Review IC and fragments (-ing, -ed, to _
- student's name
- student's name__ on the spelling, definitions, and sentences for Act I and II vocabulary words. Signed ."
Friday, December 10English 2 - This Week
Week of December 13, 2010
Monday, December 13Tuesday, December 14
- Finish Brutus speeches for Brutus' characterization and building internal conflict
- A Look at the Wives - Portia
- Homework -
- Textbook - In the following speeches by Portia, write 1 summary sentence for every 5 lines (10 total):
- p. 1123 l. 237-256
- p. 1124 l. 258-259 l. 279-287
- To access the online textbook
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Wednesday, December 15- Book Presentations
- Reading Minutes and Journaling
- A Look at the Wives - Calpurnia
- Homework -
- Textbook - In the following speeches by Calpurnia, write 1 brief sentence summarizing each sentence (from period to period) - 12 total
- p. 1127-1128 l. 13-26 l. 30-31 l. 48-54
- Nov.-Dec. Reading Journals due Friday
Thursday, December 16- Act II from top to bottom -
- Textbook audio
- Film
- Homework -
- Complete the Act II Active Reading Guide - Attention to Brutus' characterization and Act II questions
- Nov.-Dec. Reading Journals due Friday
Friday, December 17 - CANDY CANE DAY!Week of January 3, 2011
*Notebooks, binders, folders, and planners are due on Wednesday, January 5. All papers from the semester must be included, papers with holes on rings, etc.
*Last Day for Late Work - this Friday, January 7.
Monday, January 3
- Homework - Write one sentence that summarizes each paragraph of the Act III scene summaries, paragraphs 1-9.
Tuesday, January 4- Book presentations
- Act III - "Et tu, Brute?" (Textbook pages)
- Video, starting with Calpurnia's speech to Caesar
- Homework -
- Write one sentence that summarizes each paragraph of the Act III scene summaries, paragraphs 10-16.
Wednesday, January 5- Book Presentations
- Julius Caesar video through the Antony speech at Caesar's funeral.
- Homework -
Act IV Summary Sentences.jan11.doc- Write one sentence that summarizes each paragraph of the Act IV scene summaries, paragraphs 1-7.
Thursday, January 6- Selections from Acts III-IV.
- Homework -
- Complete the Act III Active Reading Guide
Friday, January 7